Making Rivendell in the Desert

We got back from our monthlong epic TN-AL-TX roadtrip last week, and after a lovely under-average week of 100/70 and me deciding the desert ...

  Applicable to Payson in June, July, Aug, September [Temperature ranges of 80s- low 90s in the day, to 70-60s at night] Tips for success Th...

 Payson in May. A bit of a heatwave for Payson, it was a high of 88 and low of 55 at night. Christopher Creek by the campground was pretty s...

 Little Rangers need to get their kits out at least once a month. They need to explore outside, learn valuable skills like tracking, stamina...

White people are really fragile mutants from the far poles. Now that they have ventured from their dim polar homelands into the rest of the ...

Tip #1 Bring Candy, but only dispense it during the hike. Or it will not work. It doesn't have to be candy, but it has to be special. [...

 Applicable to Payson in October[65-70/45-41night], or the Rocky Mountains in July. Sedona in May [75day/52night]. Note: Oct 16 in Christoph...